Daphne Oseña-Paez
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| Born | Manila |
| Residence | Parañaque, Metro Manila |
| Other names | Daphne Oseña |
| Citizenship | Canada, Philippines |
| Education | BA, Urban Studies and Fine Art History |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | TV producer and host, UNICEF Special Advocate for Children |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Television | Urban Zone, Proudly Filipina, F |
| Awards | Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Award, 2009 Pi Beta Phi Organization; Golden Camera Award, 2008 International Film and TV Awards; Best TV Host for a Lifestyle Program, 2002, 2003, 2004 Star Awards |
| Website | www |
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Daphne Oseña-Paez is a Filipina-Canadian TV host, producer, and businesswoman. She is known for her production and hosting of television programs Urban Zone, Proudly Filipina, and F. She is a Special Advocate for Children for UNICEF. She also has her own line of jewelry and home furnishings.
Oseña-Paez was born in Metro Manila and moved to Canada in 1983.
She was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority at the University of Toronto and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Urban Studies with a specialization in Fine Arts History. She began work in Toronto as a project officer with the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) in their international programs office. She has managed programs in Aguascalientes, Mexico, as well as projects in Cuba, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Her last assignment was in Guimaras, Philippines where she lived onsite for about 13 months.
Oseña-Paez's broadcasting career in ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs began in 1996 as a news reporter covering the presidential beat. She became a segment anchor and segment producer in Studio 23’s Newscentral and weather anchor in ABS-CBN's newscast, The World Tonight.
While at ABS-CBN, an opportunity to produce a lifestyle show within the news and current affairs division of ABS-CBN arose, and Oseña-Paez pitched the idea for F!, a show about fashion, food, travel and lifestyle, for a female audience. She hosted alongside Angel Aquino and Cher Calvin.F! became the longest running and most-awarded lifestyle magazine program on Philippine TV. It was produced by ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs and aired on Studio 23. In 2000, while working at F!, Oseña-Paez also accepted an offer to host Guide to Urban Living, an info-tainment program focusing on stylish city living for the young. The show ran until 2002.
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